Systematic review of greenhouse gas emissions for different fresh food categories

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 140, Issue , 2017, Pages 766-783

  Clune, Stephen ^a   Crossin, Enda ^b   Verghese, Karli ^b  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Food; Streamlined LCA; Sustainable diets; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; DAIRIES; FOOD PRODUCTS; FRUITS; GLOBAL WARMING; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); GREENHOUSE GASES; LIFE CYCLE; MAMMALS; MEATS; VEGETABLES;

FRESH VEGETABLES; FRUIT AND VEGETABLES; GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); STANDARD DEVIATION; STREAMLINED LCA; SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

GAS EMISSIONS;

EID: 84969523582     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.04.082     Document Type: Article

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